Anthony Kim
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Anthony Kim
@AKFREEDOM
1. Onward and Upward... 2. “Without @heritage, every generation starts over.” 3. Views are my own.










HOLY MOLY! It's been confirmed that Argentina's GDP grew by 4.4% in 2025, after decades of economic destruction caused by socialist policies. When Milei took over, nearly 20 million people lived in poverty; today, 5.5 million have been lifted out of it. Extreme poverty alleviation is even better. Over 2.2 million people have been lifted out of that category, from about 5.5 million when Milei took over, down to roughly 3.3 million now. It turns out that when the government stops giving people welfare, they figure things out and become more productive. It turns out that when you terminate rent control laws, you actually end up with more supply and lower rent prices. Who would've thought? The usual suspects will undermine this by bringing up the fact that Argentina got a bailout from the United States with the $20 billion currency swap. (1) That has nothing to do with their economic comeback, and (2) The United States is the uncontested hegemon of the Western Hemisphere; it's absolutely our responsibility to make sure our allies are supported. Argentina's currency needed a little help, and we came through for them. The reason the peso got dumped in the first place was that investors thought Milei's party was going to lose the midterms. The currency support program was temporary, and Argentina already paid it all back in full (they only used $2.5 billion). It also generated profit for the U.S. Treasury. It was excellent business by Scott Bessent and Luis Caputo. Congratulations to Argentina for choosing rugged individualism over the destruction of collectivism.


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